New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-07

now, as allowed to drift through Republican Or
gans" remarks "1he Albany Times and the
bulk of 1t In hopeful of the Democratic blunder
of his tCleveland's) denomination in 1882 Well.
granting that the denomination Of Mr. Cleveland
would, be q "blunder,' what is the Democratic
party going to do IL it doesn't perpetrate II
Its choice woull seem to be limited to Cleveland
and Hill. Which had 1t better give It's standard
TO? Take either of them ere roads, said the
old settler to the inquiring stranger, "and aforc
You sit far you'll wish ter thunder you'd taken
! t'other one
| Once more at is rumored that Secretary
Endicott intends shortly to retire from the Csbi.
net. Endicott may be called the Kecly Motor OF
the kdministration-he keeps threatening TO go
but doesn't.
| The controversy between Mr. Gladstone ard Lord
Harrington is painful episode in English poll
| tics For many years they were most intimate
personal friends, and even in the most heated
moments of last years exciting canvass each re-
ferred to the other with heartiness. sympathy and
respect Lord Harrington persisted in bearing
testimony at Cnionst meetings TO the sincerity of
| Mr. GladstOne's motives and conduct, and while
be strenuously opposed Home Ruiz refrained from
personal criticism. Mr.. Gladstone had bitter sar-
casms for Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr. Goschen, but
|
sure of political enlargement has gradually over
come the resistance offered by the bonds Of old
time friendship and the two leaders are now
bitterly rcproaching each other. 1t is a melan-
oholy spectacle for which Sr. Bright is largely
responsible. since he among the earliest Of the
discordant Liberals to make passionate and resent
full assaults upon lifelong friend.
1t is whispered in Washington that Mr.. Ceve-
land has joined the Anti Ircating Society so TO
be ready for David b. Hill when he comes to the
District of Columbia.
| To Jefferson Davis: When YOU feel an in
ciinati5n to write anything for publication suppress
| IL st all hazards Remember what the Irish judge
remarked to a prisoner in the dock who asked per-
mission TO favor the court with few remarks
sit down. All want of you Is silence and
- little of that
| Senator Voorhees, prediction that the Alaska
fisheries question will be an issue in the next
Presidential campaign has been heard with scornful
wonder by the press OF his party. What Demo
cratic issue some OF the journals inquire. can be
| raised over the opening of Behrng Sea TO the
commerce of the world and the abandonment Of
Amer can claims Of exclusive jurisdiction Why
free rum. of course and is not that Democratic
issucp Tic destruction OF tie fur seal roolSerics
and the surrender OF the anomalous and vaiuaLic
preserves OF animal life in those waters to the
rapinc OF marine freeb0oters are not issues that
will he likely to prove popular next year. There
is nothing else in Behring sen 10 attract the
commerce of the worll unless it is the rum traffic
but that indeed will be a congenal issue for the
Democracy east and west. Why should any re-
strictions be placed by the Government upon the
sale OF rum from foreign vessels to the wretched
Inhabitants OF those ice grit shores That is an
| appeal which can safely be- made to Democratic
constituencies and argued in every saloon. Senator
Voorhees, may be right after all in concluding that
the opening Of Behring sea for the indiserimiDate
sale of British drinks may be an issue in Presi-
dent Cleveland's next campaign.
Every successive published letter from the Hon.
Grover Cleveland shows more conclusvely that the
author was really born TO DO a preaeher.-tNewY York
sun.
True since the Presidents preaching as a
reform,r has been better than his practice.
A vacancy in one Of the Glasgow divisions will
probably enable Sir George 1revclyan to return TO
Parliament as Home Ruler. Mr.. Gladstone has
recommended his selection as candidate, and as
this is a strong Liberal division he Will undoubt
cdly he elected. On the night when Mr.. Glad
stone introduced the Home Rule bill sir George
lrevelyan was the first member OF the Commons
to oppose IL. He is now the pioneer convert from
the Liberal Unionist group, and will bring support
that is greatly needed to the debating power of
Her Majesty's Opposition.
An Altoona qa-) dentist steps % the fore with
descI ipion OF how lightning tastes. While he was
helping his brother fill a tooth-"without pain t.
the in the chair, IL is TO be hnped-thcre came
u vivid flash Of lightning followed by a loud crash
of thunder. Instantly, as The Altoona Tribune
reports, he dropped the implement he holding
in his hand and began to expcctorate vigorously,
at the time vocfei ating that he never tasted
anything sour in his life IL was some time
before he got the nasty taste out of his mouth"
The story is interesting In itself and for the light it
throws upon the experience which Is I'm store for
the Democracy of this State next election day.
The Democrats going to be struck by lightning
they will find that il tastes sour /; IL viii be some
time before they get the nasty taste out OF their
mouth.
Massachusetts minister has been preaching a
| sermon in to the question Why do the
Wicked I-ive?' That is an easy one. Any school
boy could explain TO this Bay State divine that
the wicked live In order to figure as foil for the
Mugwumps.
PERSONAL.